FOR GOVERNMENTS
Bring Top-Tier Talent Home.
Thousands of experienced public servants — federal agency leaders, policy experts, and campaign strategists — are looking for their next role right now. These professionals have spent years navigating government, managing complex initiatives, and delivering results at the highest levels.
Civic Match helps you capture this talent.
We connect state and local governments with mission-driven professionals ready to roll up their sleeves and serve. Civic Match candidates understand federal programs, know how to secure funding, and bring deep expertise in policy, operations, and public engagement.
We connect state and local governments with mission-driven professionals ready to roll up their sleeves and serve. Civic Match candidates understand federal programs, know how to secure funding, and bring deep expertise in policy, operations, and public engagement.
With critical vacancies in cities and states nationwide, there has never been a better time to bring top-tier talent to your community.
Submit this form to request access to review resumes on Civic Match and post on our public jobs board. Access is exclusively available for state, city or local government employees.
Questions or want to learn more before requesting an account? We are here to help you find talented public servants that best fit your open roles. Email civicmatch@workforamerica.org or join our weekly office hours call to connect with our team.
Sign up to access the Civic Match resume bank:
Frequently Asked Questions
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Civic Match is philanthropically funded and completely free for job seekers and government employers.
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Once you request an account and receive your onboarding materials, you’ll be able to review thousands of resumes of Civic Match candidates, add candidates to your own shortlist, and generate "invitations to apply" to candidates from the platform. You’ll be paired with a dedicated Civic Match talent lead, who can support your search for the perfect match. Civic Match hiring managers also get exclusive access to our popular Civic Match Live events - virtual job fairs where you can meet Civic Match candidates.
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Civic Match is a great fit for HR managers, recruitment leads and any professionals currently employed by a state, local or county government entity that are looking to recruit candidates for open roles. At this time, Civic Match is not available for use by recruiters, third parties or private sector employers.
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Civic Match is typically a good fit for recruiting talent for a range of roles in policy implementation and local government leadership. Please review our jobs board for example roles and areas of specialty. We have an extremely diverse candidate pool, ranging from 1 to 20+ years of experience in a variety of fields. However, we don’t recommend posting roles that require state-based certifications, speciality technical experience not typically found at the federal level or direct service delivery.
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If you are new to Civic Match, request access here.
If you already have a Civic Match account, login here using your Airtable credentials. Contact civicmatch@workforamerica.org if you have any issues.
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Civic Match job seekers are still required to submit an application and go through all of your official hiring processes. Civic Match can connect you to high-quality candidates, who should then still be vetted and onboarded through your standard practices.
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Yes! When you request your account, you’ll receive a full onboarding package including a training guide, video and optional office hours with our team to help you use the platform.